Archangel Elspeth
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+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink.
−2: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. It becomes an Angel in addition to its other types and gains flying.
−6: Return all nonland permanent cards with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
What it does
Tagged as Recursion · Tokens · +1/+1 counters · Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- For the last ability, if a card in your graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0. (2023-04-14)
- The second ability doesn’t have a duration. It lasts until the creature leaves the battlefield. (2023-04-14)
- If the target of the second ability stops being a creature after the ability has resolved, it will also stop being an Angel until it becomes a creature again, if applicable. (2023-04-14)
Printings & prices
Every set Archangel Elspeth has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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